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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 62931

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107

Students

Top rankedHardin County Junior High School910^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Hardin County Junior High School up 359 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 62931 zip code area has only one middle school, Hardin County Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Hardin County CUSD 1 district.

Hardin County Junior High School has faced significant challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 910 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools in 2024-2025 to 1,269 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which may be contributing to the low academic outcomes.

Despite the high spending per student of $23,020 for the 2023-2024 school year, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 65.35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. While the student-teacher ratio of 16.1 is slightly lower than the state average, the school's overall performance and challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hardin County Junior High School	Public	6-8	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 287-2411	107	9	11.8	55.1%	100 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	31.9	910^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.5%		12.8	1269^th of 1363 public middle schools	6.9%	359	24.3	55.6	48.6	22.2	41.0	18.5	21.6	13.9	18.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,737	$4,423	$11,314

Cities Near Zip Code 62931

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elizabethtown	1.67 mi	3	636^th
Golconda	15.84 mi	2	607^th
Junction	17.6 mi	3	566^th
Harrisburg	22.49 mi	6	569^th
Carrier Mills	24.02 mi	2	689^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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